We aim to create conditions that accommodate the different life situations of our employees. Flexible working models and family-friendly services help employees achieve the best possible balance between work and private life.

These include:

• flexible working hours without core hours, within a working time frame of 6 am to 9 pm
• flexible options for taking time off or flex days in lieu of overtime
• mobile working on up to three days per week – where the nature of the work permits
• a wide range of part-time working models
• the option of taking a sabbatical
• reserved places at Rheinaupänz daycare centre run by Johanniter Hospital Bonn
• counselling and referral services through pme Familienservice – including childcare and eldercare
• services to help employees combine work and caring responsibilities
• a wide range of health promotion measures and employee sports activities

The DFG’s certification under the berufundfamilie audit programme since 2001 underlines our long-term commitment to an HR policy that takes family commitments and life phases into account.